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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Hiroyuki Toyoda, Mie-ken, JP;
Ruriko Sakaguchi, Toyota, JP;
Ikuo Kushiro, Mishima, JP;
Hironobu Fukuta, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An electric power steering apparatus includes left and right swing arm members, right and left tie rods pivotally connected at inner ends to arm portions of the swing arm members via a relay rod pivotally connected to the arm portions at both ends, a rack-and-pinion device in which one end of a rack bar is connected to the arm portion of one of the swing arm members, and a steering input transmission system that transmits a steering input to the rack-and-pinion device. An electric steering assist force applying device is connected to the arm portion of the other swing arm member, and applies a force to assist the other swing arm member to swing.